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Schools in Candlewick Lake · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100, North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Candlewick Lake’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Candlewick Lake’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Candlewick Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#597of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
19%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
8,801 students on the public path
In brief

Candlewick Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1353 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Candlewick Lake’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 spends $20,291 per student and North Boone Community Unit School District 200 $18,502, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Candlewick Lake’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1353)Better than 18%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,983 test results and a graduating class of 679 could put Candlewick Lake anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Candlewick Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,335 in math, 4,630 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Candlewick Lake, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in Candlewick Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
D
721 students12:1Rate it →
Meehan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C−
688 students16:1Rate it →
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1Rate it →
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1Rate it →
Poplar Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Poplar Grove
B−
251 students13:1Rate it →
Capron Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Capron
C−
162 students14:1Rate it →
Manchester Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Poplar Grove
B−
136 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Candlewick Lake runs its own schools through grade 12 (Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100). From grade PK, students attend the North Boone Community Unit School District 200, shared with Boone, Capron, LeRoy, Manchester, Poplar Grove and Poplar Grove. Its elementary school is in Belvidere. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Candlewick Lake

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 7,523 students · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,291IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
North Boone Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,470 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,502IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 10018%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 10011%
State average 25.8% · 2608 students tested
Reading · PK–12, North Boone Community Unit School District 20024%
State average 29.9% · 796 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Boone Community Unit School District 20014%
State average 25.8% · 727 students tested

Candlewick Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Candlewick Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Candlewick LakeCBelvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 PK–12 · North Boone Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
Poplar GroveB−North Boone Community Unit School District 200

Every school in Candlewick Lake

15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Candlewick Lakein other towns
Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
D
721 students12:1Rate it →
Meehan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C−
688 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1Rate it →
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1Rate it →
Capron Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Capron
C−
162 students14:1Rate it →
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1Rate it →
Poplar Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Poplar Grove
B−
251 students13:1Rate it →
Manchester Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Poplar Grove
B−
136 students13:1Rate it →
Belvidere Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C
911 students12:1Rate it →
Belvidere South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C−
754 students11:1Rate it →
North Boone Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Poplar Grove
C+
233 students13:1Rate it →
Belvidere North High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Belvidere
B+
1,354 students14:1Rate it →
Belvidere High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belvidere
C+
1,167 students13:1Rate it →
North Boone High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Poplar Grove
C+
496 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Candlewick Lake’s schools

Are Candlewick Lake’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Candlewick Lake children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Candlewick Lake in?

Two districts: Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 runs grades PK–12, and North Boone Community Unit School District 200 runs grades PK–12, shared with Boone, Capron, LeRoy, Manchester, Poplar Grove and Poplar Grove.

Where do Candlewick Lake kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Belvidere North High Sch, Belvidere High School and North Boone High School.

What is Candlewick Lake’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Candlewick Lake spend per student?

$20,291 in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 and $18,502 in North Boone Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.